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· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Performance

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Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/_assets/design-tokens/caranddriver/static/fonts/BarlowCo...	25 ms
/_assets/design-tokens/caranddriver/static/fonts/Inter-50...	20 ms
/_assets/design-tokens/caranddriver/static/fonts/Inter-50...	20 ms
/_assets/design-tokens/fre/static/fonts/lora-v35-latin-re...	20 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:34.224 source:map[column:24539 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.caranddriver.com/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/framework-81603682134898a6.js urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:176.248 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.447 source:map[column:21229 line:81 type:source-location url:https://www.caranddriver.com/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/73126-256f0c7bad9f2c9a.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.415 source:map[column:144 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.caranddriver.com/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/73126-256f0c7bad9f2c9a.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:33.362 source:map[column:4616 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.caranddriver.com/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/49898.92761ccdc7b31a2d.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.056 source:map[column:14125 line:72 type:source-location url:https://www.caranddriver.com/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/73126-256f0c7bad9f2c9a.js urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
itasca sunova motorhome pulling a 2015 jeep wrangler dinghy `div.css-1v9r7ub > div.css-1if6xn0 > div.css-azx95j > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/fa6753de-9365-4591-95f5-b3112b5a5f94.jpe...	112.2 KiB	97.6 KiB
Car search background `main#main-content > section > div.css-npdt43 > img.css-1irdcdk`	/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/marketplace-landing-bac...	97.0 KiB	83.3 KiB
2020 land rover defender `div.css-1v9r7ub > div.css-1if6xn0 > div.css-azx95j > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/land-rover-defender-118-1568058691.jpg?c...	81.9 KiB	67.3 KiB
2025 jeep wagoneer s limited `div.css-1q73l93 > div.css-1c23mo2 > div.css-1g4i6e8 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/2025-jeep-wagoneer-s-limited-105-687ff2f...	51.5 KiB	50.7 KiB
a black 2017 cadillac cts driving on a road with trees and grass in the backgro… `div.css-1v9r7ub > div.css-1if6xn0 > div.css-azx95j > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/2017-cadillac-cts-rwd-v6-1545072218.jpg?...	57.9 KiB	45.2 KiB
2026 volvo xc90 b6 awd ultra `div.css-92n6p6 > div.css-glrjnu > div.css-x93qf3 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/bfba7cfd-a3d2-4bbc-afbb-bae614249ca8.jpg...	37.1 KiB	36.3 KiB
2026 ford f250 super duty `div.css-92n6p6 > div.css-glrjnu > div.css-x93qf3 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/2f89d85c-2b02-4cdd-b231-f92197cd5b37.jpg...	35.3 KiB	34.5 KiB
2026 ford mustang dark horse sc `div.css-1q73l93 > div.css-1c23mo2 > div.css-1g4i6e8 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/2026-ford-mustang-dark-horse-sc-103-6968...	31.0 KiB	30.5 KiB
mazda 787 race car side shot `div.css-1q73l93 > div.css-1c23mo2 > div.css-1g4i6e8 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/37701dbd-2acc-4fd4-a593-bb073dc3760e.jpg...	28.4 KiB	27.9 KiB
2026 acura integra a spec `div.css-92n6p6 > div.css-glrjnu > div.css-x93qf3 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/02b56e0f-9f19-4443-be82-e953aefdf7cf.jpg...	26.6 KiB	26.0 KiB
jetta x concept `div.css-1q73l93 > div.css-1c23mo2 > div.css-1g4i6e8 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/313b6a22-6c3f-4178-ac8d-76f8865d6adc.jpg...	25.9 KiB	25.5 KiB
2024 chevrolet camaro `div.css-1v9r7ub > div.css-1if6xn0 > div.css-azx95j > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/2019-chevrolet-camaro-2-0t-1le-6mt-111-1...	32.6 KiB	25.4 KiB
hyundai ioniq 3 `div.css-1q73l93 > div.css-1c23mo2 > div.css-1g4i6e8 > img.css-ghc9a0`	/hmg-prod/images/3a51a3ac-203c-4f12-9e5c-0d53ea0f460f.jpe...	22.2 KiB	21.9 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-13-IMG

nodeLabel: 2026 nissan pathfinder

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,8,MAIN,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG

selector: div.css-1hd02ui > div.css-1if6xn0 > div.css-azx95j > img.css-ghc9a0

snippet: <img alt="2026 nissan pathfinder" loading="lazy" width="2250" height="1500" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2026-nissan-pathfinder-117-694…" src="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2026-nissan-pathfinder-117-694…" class="css-ghc9a0 e1g79fud0">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	3600.0 s	91.0 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otBannerSdk.js	86400.0 s	129.0 KiB
nexus.ensighten.com/hearst/autos/Bootstrap.js	300.0 s	19.2 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otTCF.js	86400.0 s	17.7 KiB
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.c34341.js	86400.0 s	10.7 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js	86400.0 s	9.1 KiB
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.js	86400.0 s	1.3 KiB

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
/api/styles.css?id=13b6c84c-c369-4c27-92c1-612b87a8e6e0&t...	40.1 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 266 ms

URL	Time Spent
caranddriver.com/	266 ms
www.caranddriver.com/	0.0 ms

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 80 ms 470.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	140.4 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-bidder-pb-autos.10.23.0.js	101.2 KiB	80.2 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otBannerSdk.js	128.8 KiB	73.9 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	90.6 KiB	57.4 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-bundle-autos.js	65.3 KiB	48.2 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-data.js	52.8 KiB	47.5 KiB
/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/main...	41.2 KiB	23.1 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
Unattributable	532 ms	17 ms	0.0 ms
www.caranddriver.com/	510 ms	29 ms	3.8 ms
/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/page...	407 ms	393 ms	0.9 ms
/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/fram...	389 ms	309 ms	1.4 ms
/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/chunks/6381...	212 ms	211 ms	1.5 ms
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otTCF.js	177 ms	165 ms	3.8 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	114 ms	76 ms	24 ms
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otBannerSdk.js	98 ms	52 ms	24 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	65 ms	40 ms	17 ms
/_assets/fre/scopes/caranddriver/_next/static/media/cmp.s...	65 ms	58 ms	6.0 ms
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-bidder-pb-autos.10.23.0.js	53 ms	41 ms	12 ms
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-bundle-autos.js	52 ms	41 ms	10 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	1.7 s
Other	600 ms
Style & Layout	421 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	185 ms
Rendering	74 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	61 ms
Garbage Collection	54 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache.	Actionable
Pages whose main resource has cache-control:no-store cannot enter back/forward cache.	Not actionable
Back/forward cache is disabled because some JavaScript network request received resource with Cache-Control: no-store header.	Not actionable

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/	132.5 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otBannerSdk.js	129.0 KiB
/hmg-prod/images/fa6753de-9365-4591-95f5-b3112b5a5f94.jpe...	112.6 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/_assets/moapt/2.437.0/moapt-bidder-pb-autos.10.23.0.js	102.6 KiB
www.caranddriver.com/news/a71088539/mazda-787b-le-mans-race-car-rebuilt-video/	99.1 KiB
/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/marketplace-landing-bac...	97.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	91.0 KiB
cdn.cookielaw.org/vendorlist/iab2V2Data.json	86.8 KiB
/hmg-prod/images/land-rover-defender-118-1568058691.jpg?c...	82.3 KiB

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Reduce unused CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 42 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 9 long tasks found

●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 10 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 100 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
New `div.css-9hh13f > div.css-1mdults > div.css-l9nyzx > button.css-1rfvvw8`
Certified Pre-Owned `div.css-9hh13f > div.css-1mdults > div.css-l9nyzx > button.css-1rfvvw8`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SIGN UP FOR CAR AND DRIVER'S NEWSLETTER `div.flex > div.css-1nguoed > div.css-1e73gie > h4.css-l46spz`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SHOP NEW CARS New!Shop For Cars Available Near You. Got it! SHOP USED CARS R… `body > div#__next > div.css-1nhn5pz > ul.css-lofpee`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
GO `div.css-x8pqzf > div.css-9hh13f > div.css-jpfzui > button.css-dnd74b`

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●Select elements have associated label elements.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

100

Best Practices

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`